Paper novelty



Oct. 8, 1935.

E. T. MASSEY PAPER NOVELTY Filed April 4, 1955' 22M ATTORNEY PatentedOct. 8, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

The invention herein disclosed relates to a paper novelty which includesa paper base having a disc rotatably mounted thereon.

In the manufacture of such paper novelties it has been the commonpractice to rotatably mount the disc upon the paper base by securing thedisc to the paper base with metal eyelets, celluloid or other likefasteners. These fasteners cause a bulge at the center of the papernovelty and scratch and mark the novelties when they are stackedtogether.

By this invention, a paper disc is mounted upon such novelties withoutthe necessity of employing any of the fasteners heretofore in commonuse. The expense of such fasteners is therefore eliminated together withthe disadvantages which have been found in employing such fasteners. Inaccordance with the invention, the disc is rotatably mounted on thepaper base by cutting a plurality of strips in the paper base. Thesestrips are folded over an edge of the disc and are so located as toconfine the disc to a particular axis while permitting the disc torotate relative to the base.

Such a construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is an isometric of a folder opened out;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the folder; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation thereof taken along the line 33 of Fig.2.

The paper novelty illustrated in the drawing includes an oblong sheet ofstiff paper I which is folded along the fold lines 2 and 3 to form acover la, a base lb, and a flap lc. When folded, 35 the flap lc liesbetween the base lb and the. cover la. Through the cover, there is apair of spaced concentric openings Id and le and in the base at the foldrepresented by the line 2 there is an opening If. The openings le and Idare provided 40 so that a disc 4 which is mounted on the flap lc can beseen through the cover and the opening If is provided so that the discmay be rotated when the novelty is assembled.

The disc 4 has a central opening therethrough and its outer edge isserrated. For the purpose of mounting the disc upon the fiap lc so thatits axis of rotation will be concentric with the openings I6 and Id inthe cover section la, two strips or tongues lg and lh are cut in theflap section of the base. These strips are bent at right angles to theflap and inserted through the central opening on the disc. The stripsare then bent over the edge of the disc so as to lie parallel to thesurface of the flap. The strips lg and lh are oppositely disposed andthe distance between their adjacent edges or connection to the flap issuch that the disc is constrained for rotation about an axis midwaybetween the adjacent edges of the strips. This axis of rotation of thedisc, when the novelty is assembled, passes through the center of theconcentric openings Id and le in the cover section. 5

After the disc has been mounted upon the flap lo, the paper base is bentalong the fold line 3, so that the flap lies against the base sectionlb. The cover section is then folded over the flap along the fold line 2and the free edge of the 10 cover section is secured to the flap eitherby mucilage or any other suitable fastening means. When the base isfolded in this manner, the serrated outer edge of the disc extendsthrough the opening If so that the disc may be rotated manu- 15 ally tobring printed matter thereon beneath the openings le and Id in thecover.

From the above description of the embodiment of the invention disclosedin the drawing it will be seen that by this invention all extraneousfas- 20 teners are eliminated and there is no tendency for the folder tobulge in the center.

It is obvious that various changes may be made by those skilled in theart in the details of the embodiment illustrated in the drawing and de-25 scribed above within the principle and scope of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a paper novelty comprising a base and a paper disc having anopening therethrough rotatably mounted on the base, a bearing for thedisc including a plurality of strips cut in the paper base, the stripsextending through the opening through the disc and being folded over theedge of the opening.

2. In a paper novelty comprising a base and a paper disc having anopening through the center thereof rotatably mounted on the base, abearing for the disc including a pair of opposite- 4Q ly disposed stripscut from the base, the strips extending through the opening through thedisc and being folded over the edge of the opening.

3. In a paper novelty, an oblong base of paper folded to form a back, acover, and a flap to lie intermediate the back and cover, the basehaving concentric spaced circular openings through the cover section andan opening in the fold joining the cover and back sections, a paper dischaving a central opemng therethrough mounted on the flap, and a bearingfor the disc including a pair of oppositely disposed strips cut from theflap section of the base, the strips extending through the opening inthe disc and being folded over the edge of the opening.

EDWARD T. MASSEY.

